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Where are the tectonic plates?
plates that shift under the surface of the earth on lava referring to the theory of plate tectonics
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What is a tectonic plate?
Tectonic plates are segments of the Earth's lithosphere, the hardrocky outer shell composed of the crust and the uppermost mantle.This shell is divided by lines of faults, rid…ges of plate creation,and zones of plate destruction. All in all, there are roughly 30 major and minor tectonic plateswhich cover the entire surface of the planet. Plates can becomposed of oceanic crust, continental crust, or a combination ofboth. The outermost part of the Earth's interior is made up of two layers: the lithosphere and the asthenosphere. tectonic plates are massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere. tectonic plates are a major thing in the earth (MORE)
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Plate tectonics?
Plate tectonics is the unifying theory of geology. It was established in the 1960s, making it one of the most recent revolutions in all of science. The theory describes the li…thosphere (the outer rocky layer of the earth) as a collection of rigid plates that move sideways above a less rigid layer called the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is made up of rock that is under tremendous pressure, which softens it and allows it to move and circulate slowly. Plate tectonics is useful in the field of geology because it can be used to explain a variety of geologic processes, including volcanic activity, earthquakes, and mountain building. Plate tectonics are what creates some of the worlds natural diasters. E.g: Tsunami's, Earthquakes, ect. Plates rub together to causes these diasters. There are many different plates in our world: * Major plates, * Minor plates, * Ancient plates and * Plates within orogens. They can move towards eachother, away from eachother or side by side. (MORE)
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What tectonic plates in Mount Pinatubo on?
Mount Pinatubo is on the Philippine plate near the boundary with the Pacific Plate.
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In Earthquakes
10 major tectonic plates?
African PlateAntarctic PlateEurasian PlateIndo-Australian PlateNorth American PlatePacific PlateSouth American PlateJuan de Fuca PlateNazca PlateCaribbean Plate
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Where does plate tectonic activity occur?
Tectonic activity occurs on the cracks of the Earth, they are cracked by earthquakes. Imagine this, take all the land masses/oceans on the face of the Earth off of it, and ima…gine all the locations of earthquakes pinpointed on the "bald Earth". I f you connect those dots you get the tectonic plates which are constantly moving, just so slow we cannot recognize it. There are 7-8 main tectonic plates depending on how you classify them. I hope you find this answer helpful, -NeRD101 (MORE)
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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?
20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4
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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?
the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black
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Is nanaimo on a tectonic plate or a plate boundary?
Everything on the surface of the Earth is on one or more tectonic plates. Nanaimo is on the North American plate and is near, though not exactly on, a plate boundary. It i…s about 150 miles northeast of the boundary with the Juan de Fuca Plate. (MORE)
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What causes tectonic plate tectonic movement?
Mantle convection currents move the crustal plates that float atop the mantle. Like convection currents in a hot cup of coffee or tea move pepper flakes or pieces of… glitter sprinkled on top and floating on the liquid. (MORE)